Waste Generation and Composition of Commercial Establishments in UP Diliman

摘要

The University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP-D) campus generates a largeamount and wide variety of wastes since it houses academic buildings and offices,dormitories, establishments, and residential communities. The commercial components in thecampus, in particular, generate a sizeable amount and type of wastes, considering the natureof the establishments and the number of customers they cater to. This study aims to gatherinformation on the waste generation and waste composition; and to assess the segregationand recycling practice of the commercial establishments in the campus. The Shopping Center(SC), College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association (CASAA) Food Service, and Kioskswere taken to represent the commercial units in the campus. Waste analysis andcharacterization survey (WACS) was performed to determine the generation rate andcomponents of the wastes. It was found out that SC, CASAA and Kiosks generate an averageof 0.14 kg/m~2/day, 0.11 kg/m~2/day and 0.24 kg/m~2/day of waste, respectively. Results showthat most of the materials being thrown out by commercial establishments in the universityare still potentially recyclable and divertible. Given a proper waste management scheme, theamount of waste disposed in Payatas dumpsite that comes from the commercialestablishments in the university may be reduced by almost half. This study also showed thatthe basic stipulation of SWM according to the Philippine Ecological Solid WasteManagement Act (RA 9003) were not met.